With a 15 on RC, a definite retake?

[mightyrat]

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I just want to know how "life-threatening" is a 15 on RC. I know about the cutoffs and its importance to the DAT, but a person with that kind of score on the DAT with a 3.85 GPA and over 5 years of dental experience, would you guys suggest a retake or just see how it goes?

btw im currently a junior so im applying next cycle

thanks in advance

 

[chitah831]

I just want to know how "life-threatening" is a 15 on RC. I know about the cutoffs and its importance to the DAT, but a person with that kind of score on the DAT with a 3.85 GPA and over 5 years of dental experience, would you guys suggest a retake or just see how it goes?

btw im currently a junior so im applying next cycle

thanks in advance

I would say yes... in some cases I have heard it may almost be more important than some others simply because it tests your ability to apply what you read in a quick manner. Good luck

 

[Destiny11]

I just want to know how "life-threatening" is a 15 on RC. I know about the cutoffs and its importance to the DAT, but a person with that kind of score on the DAT with a 3.85 GPA and over 5 years of dental experience, would you guys suggest a retake or just see how it goes?

btw im currently a junior so im applying next cycle

thanks in advance

If I am adcom, I would be wondering why an applicant with a 3.85GPA scored a 15 on RC (~20-30 percentile?). Is this person good at memorizing information, but not good at analyzing information quickly? I would apply to the schools that do not have a cutoff at 15 if the rest of your scores are 20+.

 

[sfoksn]

If I am adcom, I would be wondering why an applicant with a 3.85GPA scored a 15 on RC (~20-30 percentile?). Is this person good at memorizing information, but not good at analyzing information quickly? I would apply to the schools that do not have a cutoff at 15 if the rest of your scores are 20+.

It just means that the school is very easy-going in terms of grades. Adcoms really should take the rigor of the UD program into account...

 

[99burs]

If you're applying next cycle, just do a retake. Your score can only go up. Practice on the RC section by doing practice exams and figure out where you're going wrong, whether its reading speed, timing, strategy etc. Then you'll do better on the retake and adcoms will just think the score on the first test was probably just a fluke, since the rest of your stats reveal a good student and a strong candidate.

 

[mightyrat]

If you're applying next cycle, just do a retake. Your score can only go up. Practice on the RC section by doing practice exams and figure out where you're going wrong, whether its reading speed, timing, strategy etc. Then you'll do better on the retake and adcoms will just think the score on the first test was probably just a fluke, since the rest of your stats reveal a good student and a strong candidate.

The thing about this reading business is that its really not standardized. I was scoring 19s on topscore reading with simply Search and Destroy, and i was told the reading is similar to topscore minus the tone stuff, but still. Come test day, there was maybe 3-4 questions per passage that search and destroy worked for, the others, you REALLY had to understand the passage. Had i gotten that 15 in math, i wouldnt have cared so much, but i guess this is the second most important section next to sciences.

 

[DoCt0rPeTe]

use Crack dat reading for tone dude it will force you not to search and destroy. on the test, you can use your cdr method + search and destroy, this way there is nothing they can throw at you that will surprise you.